Well Hansi, I'll try not to overwhelm you with needless fanboy prying, but we also can't be sure how long we have until you go back in to hiding.. Do you sense a unifying theme with the songs for this album, or is that something that develops late in production? I remember some Beyond the Red Mirror...

http://www.moshbit.pt/2018/02/12/entrevista-peso-andre-olbrich-blind-guardian/ Here's a new interview with not much in the way of news, apart from Andre (!!! an Andre interview !!!) reaffirming the orchestral album will be arriving in 2019, and that a song written for the new heavy album will be abo...

I like it that things are pretty quiet around this subject. Maybe that means they are actually getting somewhere with it ^^ Yeah, it's finally coming. Pretty sure we'll get some gigantic news at the end of the year! There’s some solace in considering Jon Schaffer is working on D&W full time at the ...

Assuming the orchestral project somehow comes first, the next BG metal release would be their 12th album. I'm making this thread as I discovered some info that surfaced July of last year and haven't seen it discussed here or anywhere else; in this interview, Hansi discusses the titles and overall fe...

The mixing seems more solid on the actual album and the backing vocals do seem more noticeable, oddly on some songs way more than others. Could be overdubs. Wheel of Time sounds absolutely incredible, to my surprise somewhat. Another highlight: no awkward falsetto during Tanelorn. Somehow. That's k...

The mixing seems more solid on the actual album and the backing vocals do seem more noticeable, oddly on some songs way more than others. Could be overdubs. Wheel of Time sounds absolutely incredible, to my surprise somewhat. Another highlight: no awkward falsetto during Tanelorn. Somehow.

I tried to ask Marcus about this during one of his "ask me anything" posts on Instagram, but he avoided the question. :P I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up becoming "Doom", though. Oh, that's not fun. Sorry to hear that. :? As far as I know it's not "Doom" because "Doom" is one of those old Nig...

and not only, they have already finished two songs for the next regular studio album, a third to come. I hope they can polish that "Winter's Coming" song that didn't make it to Beyond The Red Mirror so that it becomes part of the next album. I've heard it's fast and heavy and old school, and was wr...

Mi and Marcus needed their mics cranked up for this, especially due to the lack of any audio coming from the crowd - at least from my first listen without headphones. Marcus and Mi actually make this song live, with their backing.

It may also just be that they were never satisfied with specific performances of songs that were omitted. This is much more likely than the band just wishing to deprive the fanbase of new material, in my opinion.

The artwork gives me hope for future releases following a similar trend, but like others are saying, the track list is somewhat underwhelming. I know they played Otherland on this tour, and it actually sounds fantastic live if their Wacken performance of it is any evidence. Strange they didn't inclu...

and not only, they have already finished two songs for the next regular studio album, a third to come. And orchestra album is planned to be released in 2018.... :mrgreen: :O I can't listen at the moment, but can you can clarify what Hansi means when he says "finished"? If enough context is provided...

I do appreciate that this is something unheard of with this band, albeit they often came close to playing half of this album or more on certain legs of most recent tours. So on the one hand, anything deviating from the norm with their set list habits is welcome, but they're playing it as safe as pos...

London did get the most interesting setlist of this current stint of tours anyway. The Ninth Wave Time Stands Still (at the Iron Hill) Nightfall Fly Tanelorn (Into the Void) Prophecies The Last Candle Lord of the Rings Time What Is Time Majesty The Script for My Requiem Imaginations from the Other S...

Speaking of their working on music for "The Dwarves", I wonder if they'll repurpose an old song (see: Winter's Coming - a finished song omitted from BTRM) for this purpose? Have they confirmed if it's going to be in the vein of Sacred (an actual BG song by itself, fits in to the feel of an LP) or is...

As far as I know, besides Feanor, none of the songs you mentioned were played on this tour, so how could they possibly record them for a live album? I think he means they're hypothetical choices. At the Edge of Time I could see them performing during an orchestral tour (it'd likely only be a festiv...

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/blind-guardian/2015/concord-music-hall-chicago-il-bf51db6.html No real surprises from the Chicago setlist; merely seeing them was the surprise as they're only ever around once every five years and I missed the At the Edge of Time Tour. I shouldn't be picky. I'd already ...

Curitiba, 2012 : Sacred Worlds Born in a Mourning Hall Turn the Page A Voice in the Dark Lost in the Twilight Hall Valhalla Ride into Obsession The Piper's Calling Somewhere Far Beyond A Past and Future Secret Imaginations from the Other Side Encore War of Wrath Into the Storm Lord of the Rings And ...

I have never attempted to answer this question. And I'm struggling to do so. But let's see. 1. Imaginations from the Other Side 2. A Night at the Opera 3. Nightfall in Middle-Earth 4. Beyond the Red Mirror 5. Somewhere Far Beyond 6. At the Edge of Time 7. A Twist in the Myth 8. Tales from the Twilig...

I want even riskier choices, even if they "flop". The thing is with a lot of the more challenging songs, I believe the fan hype would overwhelmingly compensate for whatever perceived lack of substance Hansi/the others feel there will be. Take Battlefield for example. It's consistently been one of th...

A fourth BTRM song at all would be great. I'm honestly worried that they're just going to keep playing less and less from it, which would make no sense. I recall an interview wherein Hansi stated they intended to begin playing "The Throne" during the second half of the tour, so much for that. (Thus ...

The setlist has been updated, and, there's a single surprise.. The Ninth Wave Banish from Sanctuary Nightfall Fly Tanelorn (Into the Void) Prophecies The Last Candle Lord of the Rings Mordred's Song Majesty I'm Alive And Then There Was Silence Sacred Worlds Twilight of the Gods Valhalla War of Wrath...

Allow me to re-assess (I want to type up a semi-comprehensive review, but this is probably my final stance on the album) Old score: The Ninth Wave: 8.5/10 Twilight of the Gods: 6.5/10 Prophecies: 10/10 At the Edge of Time: 8.5/10 Ashes of Eternity: 7/10 Distant Memories: 7/10 The Holy Grail: 10/10 T...

To be fair, the legend of the Holy Grail is interwoven with aspects of Christian lore. In the context of the album's concept I'm not sure what the significance of the Grail even is, but it seems to be more or less the one from Arthurian legend. The phrase "hallelujah" therefore isn't at all out of p...

I don't know, man. "Prophecies" and "Grand Parade" have some of the catchiest and biggest choruses of theirs in their history. Though Ashes of Eternity's is one of the weakest, comparatively, and Distant Memories' isn't what I'd call catchy or big. And At the Edge of Time's chorus is almost *too* bi...

Hm.. The Throne would seem to be overall less vocally demanding than Sacred Mind, Grand Parade, and Holy Grail I guess. There are more opportunities for Hansi to blend in lower pitches of singing as allowed by the layering of the studio version. If Andre, Marcus, Mi, and Barend can belt out the chor...

I echo most of these sentiments, but one thing that's often irked me about Mirror Mirror (and it's really no fault of the song's) is that during live performances of the song, the layered guitars featured in the chorus are totally absent. A number of their songs suffer, or are at least slightly hind...